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Mutiny against the British
Sepoys in the Presidency of Bengal revolted against their British officers. -
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on August 2, 1858. -
Indian National Congress is founded by A.O. Hume.
The congress led India to Independence later peaceful struggle. -
Ghandi thrown off a train
Gandhi is thrown off of a train in South Africa for not moving from his First Class seat to Third Class even though he bought the ticket with his own money. -
Gandhi is beaten up
Gandhi is beaten up by a mob of white settlers. His life is saved when the wife of the Durban Police Chief stands between Gandhi and his attackers. -
Muslim League was founded.
Muslim League was founded at Decca on December 31st. -
Gandhi burn the registration cards
Gandhi and 2,000 fellow Indians in Johannesburg burn their registration cards in protest. -
Beginning of trade union movement
Indian labourers were speedily realising the need for their own organisations. -
Introduction of Rowlatt Bill
The Rowlatt Acts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries. -
Ghandi encourges people to buy Indian clothing
Gandhi gets people to more intently boycott British products and encourages people to start making their own clothes rather than buying British clothing. -
Adopts the Non-Co-operation Resolution
The Indian Nationall congress adopted the Non-Co-operation Resolution. Some crucial changes were made in the organization of the Congress, so that it becomes a real political party. -
Civil Disobedience movement
Mahatma Gandhi launches the Civil Disobedience movement with his epic Dandi. It was an action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest. -
British prohibits India.
British does not let Indians to make their own salt, punishable by at least three years in jail. -
Quit India campaign
Gandhi launches the Quit India campaign declaring India’s independence from British rule. Gandhi is imprisoned. -
Ghandi hunger strike
The 73 year old Gandhi starts a hunger strike that lasts for 21 days. -
Ghandi and other leaders released.
Fearful that Gandhi would die in prison due to failing health and become a martyr, he and other leaders are released. -
Declaration that the British government would leave India
British Prime Minister Attlee declares that the British government would leave India not later than Jun 1948. -
Indepenence.
India is free of the British rule. -
The Government of India Act
The Government of India Act 1935 was the outcome of a long constitutional development.
